Another excellent sign, sounds much more like soft tissue as opposed to connective, the photo is a good image and while it is no substitute for medical imaging or visual on sight observation i don't see any glaring defects and considering you are managing pain without meds it sounds very positive. Keep moving while waiting for mri, no crazy shit, try to keep ROM, rest, ice and maintain clean diet along with cardio to aid in bloodflow. My last issue i utilized bpc 157 with fairly decent results which may be something you might want to consider. I will stay i spoke to a few medical professionals that are big fans of bpc however they also informed me that it is EXTREMELY fragile, reconing incorrectly will damage the peptide chain and negate effectiveness